To know new Texans coach DeMeco Ryans, start with his mother and the foundation she built
Martha Ryans, mother of DeMeco Ryans after her son was introduced as the new head coach of the Texans at NRG Stadium on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 in Houston.He grew up, initially quiet and reserved, in Bessemer, Ala., with her.
Former Texans greats Andre Johnson and Brian Cushing stood out in the second row of a packed auditorium, on one of the best days on Kirby Drive in more than a decade. Chair and CEO Cal McNair, new head coach DeMeco Ryans, and general manager Nick Caserio take a photo after Ryans was introduced as the new head coach of the Texans at NRG Stadium on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 in Houston.When Ryans stood between owner/CEO Cal McNair and general manager Nick Caserio, proudly holding up a familiar blue-and-red No. 59 jersey with COACH now listed on the back, that was really little Meco who will always be from Bessemer.
“My mother taught me what hard work, what sacrifice looks like,” Ryans said. “My mother is, ‘We're going to get it done no matter how hard it seems, no matter how farfetched it may seem. We're going to get it done.’ ”
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